Thame vs Eastbourne Borough — match summary
England · FA Cup · kick-off 3 Oct 2026 21:00
Full time · score 0-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Thame 42 · Eastbourne Borough 42
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Thame 50 · Eastbourne Borough 50
Shots on target 0-0 · corners – · possession –
NextGOAL tip: Thame +1 · 1 stars
This is a domestic cup game, the FA Cup, with Thame hosting Eastbourne Borough. Unlike a league match, a single result decides everything, so both teams have to go all out from the start. There are no points to collect gradually. Thame just won 3-0 in the league, and before that they came through a cup game with a 3-1 win. Eastbourne Borough arrive on a winning run, scoring in every one of those games, but their own league record of 8 games, 14 scored and 11 conceded, shows the defence still has gaps that can be exploited from time to time. If Thame score first, the game is likely to turn into the hosts sitting deep and waiting to counter, which is the situation where Eastbourne Borough have to commit more men forward and risk being caught on the break. Meanwhile, Thame concede goals in the 61st-75th minute, which is 30% of all the goals they concede, so they need to be especially careful in the middle of the second half.